Roughly 30% of cats carry no genetic response to nepetalactone — the compound that makes ordinary catnip work. That's not indifference to enrichment. It's that catnip alone was never going to reach them.
Silvervine works through a separate pathway entirely. Catnip relies on nepetalactone; silvervine acts through actinidine — in a 2017 study of 100 cats, around three-quarters of catnip non-responders reacted to silvervine.
Not a gimmick. Not a marketing upgrade. Different biochemistry, for the cats catnip alone doesn't reach.
Every silvervine cat toy and spray here pairs organic catnip with genuine silvervine fruit and concentrate, at full potency. The Count's Moustache is where most sceptical cats start — toy and spray, full strength. Built for the pickiest cats in the room.
Organic catnip + real silvervine fruit · Toys and spray · Free UK delivery
New to silvervine? Start with the Count's Moustache and a bottle of Royal Elixir — toy and spray, both blends
